blow; shock; strike; batting
great victory; crushing victory
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to knock down; to knock off
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
great war; great battle; world war
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
leadership competition; power struggle
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to put on airs; to assume importance
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
punishment; judgement; judgment
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace